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P. KHNB.

LATHING.

Patented May 24,1898.

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PAUL KIINE, OF STAPLETON, NEV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IE STATEN ISLANDCONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,698, dated May 24,1898.

Application filed April 23, 1897. Serial No. 633,428. (N0 model-3 T0 allwhom it may concern: Y

Be it known that I, PAUL KHNE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Stapleton, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lathing, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

This invention relates to certain improvements in lathing for makingsolid plaster partitions and facings for furred walls and ceilings, soas to make them ready for plastering.

The invention consists of certain features of construction to behereinafter described and then claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a front elevation of asection or panel of my improved lathing. Fig. 2 is an enlarged verticalsection of the same on line 2 2,Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a broken detail,enlarged, of one of the sections or panels. Fig. 4L is a horizontalsection of a partition also drawn on a larger scale, and Fig. 5 showsdetails of various applications of my improved lathing to solid walls.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a section or panel ofmyimprovedlathing,wl1ich is formed of a number of parallel strips orlaths @,that are connected by transverse fasteningwires a interwoventherewith and that are made to cross each other between the laths andare each provided at the end with a wire loop a2 of sufficient size, soas to pass around angle-irons B,that are attached, respectively, to thetop and bottom beams of the iioor of the building. The lath sections orpanels A are preferably made ona suitable machine in which theinterwoven wires form the warp, while the strips or laths are suppliedsuccessively in the nature of a weft. When a panel of sufficient size isobtained, the wires are cut off at the end, leaving asuficient length,so as to permit them to be attached to a suitable rod or otherstretching device. The loops at the ends of each panel are formed forthe purpose of passing the angle-irons through the same, the oppositeloop ends a2 of the wires being attached to an intermediateconnectingrod cl, which is supported by the I-shaped up- 5o lathing arethus rigidly stretched the plaster coating is applied first to one sideand then to the other side of the same, whereby a partition-wall isformed of a considerably less thickness than the present partition-wallsand in which no hollow spaces are formed which can be infested withvermin. The solid partitions which are thus produced form an almostiireproof partition of greatly-reduced width as compared to the presentpartition-walls.

When it is desired to protect my improved partition-walls still moreagainst fire, the slats can either be impregnated bya suitablefireproofing composition or they can be covered by layers of asbestos,felt, or paper, which are applied over the lathing before the plaster isapplied to the opposite sides of the same.

Vhen my improved lathing is applied to solid walls, as shown in Fig. 5,the lath-sections are stretched between the furring-strips S andattached thereto, as shown, by means of nails, staples, or otherfastening devices. In case partitions are to be connected with the solidwalls channel-irons S are attached to the furring-strips, which form asupport for the lath-panels of the transverse partitions, as shown inFig. 5. When the uprights C are intended to form at the same time asupport for transverse partitions, one edge of the I-shaped uprights isprovided with a channeliron C', which forms the support for the panelsofthe transverse partition, as shown at the left-hand side of Fig. 4.

My improved lathing and the partitions made by the same has thefollowing advantages:

First. A considerable reduction in the size of the same as compared Withthe large-sized partition-Walls heretofore in use in which hollow spacesare formed between the layers of plaster. The result is that alargerfloor-space is obtained.

Second. Partition-Walls made with my improved lathing prevent thelodging of vermin Within the same and the circulation of bad air or:fire from the stoves above or below the partition-Walls.

Third. My lathing forms, in connection With the uprights and the top andbottom angleirons and the tie-rods connecting the uprights, a verystrong structu re, especially after being plastered on both sides, sothat a very strong and rigid partition is obtained.

Fourth. My improved lathing is applied with great advantage to furredbrick Walls and ceilings, as it saves considerable time in i applyingthe same to the furred Walls and ceilings and makes it immediately readyfor plastering, after which a perfectly rigid structure is obtained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- A partition -Wallformed of I-shaped uprights, tie-rods connecting said uprights, sectionsor panels formed of parallel laths, and transverse intercrossing Wiresattached respectively to the top and bottom angle-irons and tointermediate tie-rods, and layers of plaster-of-paris or other coveringmaterial applied to opposite sides of said panels so as to form a strongand rigid partition, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PAUL KUHNE.

Witnesses.

GEO. W. JAEKEL, C. E. GAST.

